Zelenskyy: Russia launched about 2,100 drones, nearly 1,700 guided bombs and 78 missiles at Ukraine in one week
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on 13 September that Russia fired roughly 2,100 drones, almost 1,700 guided aerial bombs and 78 missiles at Ukraine during one week. He said a significant share of the drones were jet-powered Shahed-type UAVs. Overnight and morning strikes hit energy facilities, Ukrzaliznytsia infrastructure, businesses and residential buildings, with Odesa attacked by missiles and drones and a drone strike near the Ukrainian-Polish border setting a train locomotive on fire and damaging a gas station.
Key points
- About 2,100 drones launched in one week, a significant share jet-powered Shahed-type UAVs.
- Nearly 1,700 guided aerial bombs (KABs) used during the week.
- 78 missiles of various types fired during the week.
- Overnight and morning strikes hit energy infrastructure, Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways), businesses and residential buildings.
- Odesa struck by missiles and drones.
- In Volyn, near the Ukrainian-Polish border, a drone strike burned a train locomotive and damaged a gas station.
- Restoration work was continuing in many western oblasts after the nighttime attacks.
Why it matters
The weekly totals across three weapons categories — drones, guided bombs and missiles — give a concrete measure of the tempo of Russian strikes. Zelenskyy used the figures to frame the campaign as a shared European threat, arguing that breaking the attacks in Ukraine is what stops them from spreading further.
What happened
On 13 September President Volodymyr Zelenskyy set out the previous week's strike totals: roughly 2,100 drones, of which a significant share were jet-powered Shahed-type UAVs; almost 1,700 guided aerial bombs, known as KABs; and 78 missiles of various types. He linked those figures to specific overnight and morning hits on energy facilities, Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) infrastructure, businesses and residential buildings. Odesa came under missile and drone attack, and in the Volyn region, near the Ukrainian-Polish border, a drone strike burned a train locomotive and damaged a gas station. Zelenskyy said restoration work was continuing in many western oblasts after the nighttime attacks and described the strikes as aimed at breaking Ukraine's economy and destroying people's lives.